NHTSA recall campaign

79V211000

Service Brakes, Air › Drum

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31Affected configurations shown25,000Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentService Brakes, Air › Drum
Report receivedJun 9, 1980
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

AS A RESULT OF SEVERE SHOCK AND VIBRATIONS, THE BRAKE SPIDERS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS NEAR THE CAMSHAFT MOUNTING BOSS. THE CRACK PROPAGATES ACROSS THE SPIDER UNTIL THE CAMSHAFT BOSS IS COMPLETELY SEVERED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE SPIDER. WHEN THE CAMSHAFT BOSS HAS COMPLETELY SEVERED, THE S-CAM, S-CAM BRACKET, AIR CHAMBER AND SLACK ADJUSTER CAN FALL AWAY FROM THE BRAKE SPIDER RESULTING IN A "NO BRAKE" CONDITION ON THE WHEEL.

What fixes it

Official remedy

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE SPIDERS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES USED IN SNOW PLOW DUMP AND REFUSE HAULING APPLICATIONS. THIS WILL BE DONE AT NO CHARGE.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 79V211000

1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRANSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER LOADSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER PAYSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER FLEETSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CARGOSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER LOADSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRANSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER FLEETSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIESOpen vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER PAYSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CARGOSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1977 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER FLEETSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1977 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER PAYSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1977 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRANSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1977 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER LOADSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1977 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CARGOSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1977 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIESOpen vehicle record →1976 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRANSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1976 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER FLEETSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1976 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER LOADSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1976 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIESOpen vehicle record →1976 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CARGOSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1976 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER XMQAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1976 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER PAYSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1975 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CARGOSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1975 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER LOADSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1975 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRANSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1975 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER PAYSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1975 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER FLEETSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1975 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIESOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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